Seeking out strange new worlds
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NASA's Exploration of Neighboring Planetary Systems program plans to develop interferometers that would merge the light from several telescopes to enable the observation of planets in other solar systems. An orbiting interferometer will be needed to find planets the size of Earth.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
Planning, Outer space, Orbiting astronomical observatories, Astronomical satellites, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Planets, Interferometers
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Digging deeply into galaxies' pasts
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The Hubble Deep Field project, led by Space Telescope Science Institute Dir Robert Williams, gathered light from one area of the sky for 10 consecutive days. The image revealed thousands of objects believed to be galaxies like our own but much younger.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
Portrayals, Galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite)
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Subjects list: Observations
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